clean slate
noun
: a person's record (as from a school or a job) that shows no evidence of any problems, broken rules, etc. : a clean record
Everyone who comes to this school starts with a clean slate.
Examples of clean slate in a Sentence
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One season ends, and there is a mourning period, but each new season brings a clean slate upon which dreams can be projected.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
Kansas City Royals reliever James McArthur needed a clean slate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
With a clean slate comes the opportunity to turn the page, change narratives or alter the course of a franchise.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
In director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Tony McNamara’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning film The Favourite, Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman given a clean slate via an experimental procedure from a mad scientist of sorts, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
The policy began with the 2023-24 season, with all schools starting with a clean slate.
—Eric Olson and Pete Iacobelli, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
And with Fangio gone as coordinator, Smith should have a clean slate with Weaver and his new assistants.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
Love them or hate them, New Year’s resolutions offer a chance for anyone to start the year with a clean slate and define their ambitions for the coming months.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
So that was very fun to experience with a clean slate.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
Kansas City Royals reliever James McArthur needed a clean slate.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024
With a clean slate comes the opportunity to turn the page, change narratives or alter the course of a franchise.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
In director Yorgos Lanthimos and writer Tony McNamara’s follow-up to their Oscar-winning film The Favourite, Stone plays Bella Baxter, a woman given a clean slate via an experimental procedure from a mad scientist of sorts, Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe).
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
The policy began with the 2023-24 season, with all schools starting with a clean slate.
—Eric Olson and Pete Iacobelli, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
And with Fangio gone as coordinator, Smith should have a clean slate with Weaver and his new assistants.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
Love them or hate them, New Year’s resolutions offer a chance for anyone to start the year with a clean slate and define their ambitions for the coming months.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
So that was very fun to experience with a clean slate.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2023
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“Clean slate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20slate. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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